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School Placement. (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the process being used in the Department of Education and Science to ensure there will be sufficient accommodation in schools at primary and post-primary level in all parts of the country. In response to the rapid pace of social and demographic change in Ireland, the forward planning section of...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I have already informed the Deputy that the distance criteria does not apply to pupils with a diagnosed disability and/or special educational need. These pupils are eligible for transport to the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class/ special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet the child's special educational needs under Department of Education and Science...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest suitable national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport. Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if s/he resides 4.8 kilometres or more...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: The Giving Children an Even Break (GCEB) Programme operated from 2001 to 2005 and supported schools to implement reduced class sizes of 20:1 in junior classes and 27:1 in senior classes in addition to providing additional financial resources. The scheme was integrated into DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools), the new Action Plan for educational inclusion when it was...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and an integrated School Support Programme (SSP). DEIS brings together and builds upon a number of existing interventions in schools with concentrated levels of disadvantage. The process of identifying schools for...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). DEIS brings together and builds upon a number of existing interventions in schools with concentrated levels of disadvantage. The process of identifying schools for...

Proposed Legislation. (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: Who is the Deputy representing?

Hospital Services. (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I am responding to the Deputy on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Government is committed to ensuring the delivery of the best possible quality health service in an effective and efficient way. Patient safety is of paramount importance in ensuring people have confidence in the services and that the best possible patient outcomes are...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (17 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is among the schools that were judged by an independent identification process in 2005 not to have a sufficient level of disadvantage among their pupils to warrant their inclusion in DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools), the Action Plan for educational inclusion. The next identification process is scheduled to be held at the end of the...

School Transport. (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I welcome this opportunity to outline to the House my Department's position regarding school transport to Cloverhill national school, County Roscommon. By way of general comment, I should explain that one of the main objectives of the school transport scheme is to provide a basic level of service for pupils who live long distances from school and who might otherwise experience difficulty in...

School Staffing. (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the Deputies on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. Notwithstanding the increase of €302 million in the education budget for 2009, which is a real achievement in the current economic climate, several tough and difficult decisions had to be taken in framing the 2009 budget. These decisions were taken to...

School Staffing. (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: The specific school was not mentioned in the notice on the Adjournment.

School Staffing. (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I will bring the comments of both Deputies to the attention of the Minister.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: The school transport scheme was established in the late 1960s. From the outset, the purpose of the scheme was to ensure access to primary and post-primary education for children who, because of where they live, might have difficulty in attending school regularly. The scheme, which is operated by Bus Éireann on my Department's behalf, currently facilitates the transportation of over...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: The allocation of funding for 2009 for adult education has not yet been finalised by my Department. No decisions have been made in relation to funding for any Vocational Education Committee, including County Galway.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: As previously advised, the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied is not eligible for transport as he resides less than 3.2 kilometres from his nearest school. Furthermore, there is no provision under the terms of the school transport scheme to provide transport, in the circumstances, outlined by the Deputy. In order to be eligible for transport, under the terms of the...

Youth Services. (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I take this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs, Deputy Barry Andrews. I make it quite clear that, since the formation of this Government, I do not have responsibility for youth affairs.

Youth Services. (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: One of the areas of responsibility within the Department of Education and Science is the support and development of the youth work sector in Ireland. Responsibility for the youth work sector is now being transferred to the Office of the Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs. The overall purpose of the youth work service is to assist young people to realise...

Youth Services. (16 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: Department officials have met with representatives of the youth sector, including the National Youth Council of Ireland, to ascertain the sector's views on how best to minimise the impact of budgetary constraints next year with a view to consolidating, in so far as is practicable, the progress made in recent years. The Department has also written to the national youth organisations and...

Institutes of Technology. (11 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I thank Deputy O'Shea for raising this matter. The position is that applications have been received from three institutes of technology, Waterford IT, Dublin IT and Cork IT for designation as universities. The issue of university designation does not affect only the institutions and the regions from which applications have been received, it will also have a major impact on the future...